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SUNY Stony Brook Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 11,349
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 65%
Average Aid Amount $9,940
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 2,965
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 89%

Financial Aid Information at SUNY Stony Brook

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 11,349 students (65% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $9,940. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 2,965 students (89% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at Stony Brook University is $10,931 for New York residents and $32,741 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 11,349 students (65% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $9,940. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Stony Brook University for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Stony Brook University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid11,34965%$9,940
Pell Grants6,71938%$5,498
Federal Student Loans6,36536%$5,993

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 2,965 beginning students (89% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 2,949 students (88% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Stony Brook University.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Stony Brook University
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid2,96589%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources2,73382%$10,266
Federal Grants1,43943%$6,444
Pell Grants1,43843%$5,861
Other Federal Grants69721%$1,213
State/Local Grants1,58047%$4,986
Institutional Grants2,64879%$4,118
Student Loans1,48544%$6,839
Federal Student Loans1,46244%$5,058
Other Student Loans1605%$17,262

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2023-2024, total 2,192 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended Stony Brook University. Among them, 1,791 students have lived on campus and 81 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at Stony Brook University
Living Status202120222023
Living On-Campus1,6601,6841,791
Living Off-Campus with Family379364291
Living Off-Campus without Family908881

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2023-2024 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at Stony Brook University
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,8851,672$20,251,586$10,744
$0 - $30,000662662$10,876,494$16,430
$30,001 - $48,000427423$5,705,183$13,361
$48,001 - $75,000272266$2,102,113$7,728
$75,001 - $110,000150125$752,341$5,016
$110,001 or more374196$815,455$2,180